March, Cambridgeshire

March
March High Street bridge over the River Nene
March is located in Cambridgeshire
March
March
Location within Cambridgeshire
Population22,970 (2021 Census)[1]
OS grid referenceTL4196
Civil parish
  • March
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMARCH
Postcode districtPE15
Dialling code01354
PoliceCambridgeshire
FireCambridgeshire
AmbulanceEast of England
UK Parliament
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52°33′04″N 0°05′17″E / 52.551°N 0.088°E / 52.551; 0.088

March is a Fenland market town and civil parish in the Isle of Ely area of Cambridgeshire, England. It was the county town of the Isle of Ely which was a separate administrative county from 1889 to 1965. The administrative centre of Fenland District Council is located in the town.

The town grew by becoming an important railway centre. Like many Fenland towns, March was once an island surrounded by marshes. It occupied the second largest "island" in the Great Level. As the land was drained, the town grew and prospered as a trading and religious centre. It was also a minor port before becoming, in more recent times, a market town and an administrative and railway centre. March is situated on the banks of the navigable old course of the River Nene, today mainly used by pleasure boats.

  1. ^ "March". City population. Retrieved 25 October 2022.